Egyptian Artifacts Jewelry

Styles and designs from thousands of years ago are still influencing today s current jewelry market.

Egyptian artifacts jewelry. The ornaments included heart scarabs lucky charms bracelets beaded necklaces and rings. It is the funerary death mask of the egyptian pharaoh king tutankamun 1332 1323 bc of the 18thdynasty. It was believed to provide the power protection good luck or guidance through the afterlife and could ward off bad luck or evil eye. While others wore jewelry made from rocks bones.

The masses could mainly afford copper while the gentry preferred gold. If you are looking to purchase an artifact from egypt you will find various forms of ushabtis scarabs amulets statues fragments and more in this section. The golden mask of tut is the most famous and admired artifacts of ancient egypt in history and the world. We showcase an extensive collection of various ancient egyptian artifacts at our gallery.

The mask is made of 11kg 24p of solid gold and is inlaid with blue glass lapis lazuli and various semiprecious stones. The variation in colors came from the intentional and natural mixing. These were mainly used on necklaces with other fine materials like gold and agate. Whether you are a passionate antiquarian with specialized interests in history and archaeology a world traveling collector of curios or you are.

Dated to 3200 bc the meteoric jewelry were discovered in 1911 from two different tombs in a cemetery. Egyptian jewelers used gold that ranged in shades from gray to reddish brown to rose. As more hidden treasures are discovered by archaeologists and further analyzed by historians ancient egyptian gemstones and artifacts are increasing in value and popularity. Silver jewelry is rarely uncovered during egyptian excavations as silver was not readily available in ancient egypt.

For noble egyptians like queens and pharaohs the egyptian jewelry was made from precious metals minerals gems and coloured glass. Among the artifacts were everyday objects as well as jewelry. Benben stone also known as a pyramidion the top stone of the egyptian pyramid canopic jar vessel containing internal body organs removed during mummification canopic chest the common chest contained the four canopic jars cartonnage papyrus or linen soaked in plaster shaped around a body and used for mummy masks and coffins. The main materials used to craft egyptian jewelry were copper and gold.

Jugs and vessels water bottles stir up vessels milk bottles canopic jars perfume bottles and many other types were used in homes regularly and may be available to collectors looking for ancient artifacts for sale. Both materials were mined in the deserts of nubia and were in abundant supply. Facts about egyptian jewelry 1. The exact methods to produce rings were not known until today.

Jewelry bracelets buckles pendants necklaces rings and scarabs were all worn by people in ancient egypt. The workshops and graves give a hint for the scientists to assume the method for creating rings by developing a number of theories. Ancient egyptian jewelry and gemstones remain as popular today as they were over 5 000 years ago. The metal beads which are arguably the oldest iron artifacts on the planet were made by hammering and rolling the meteorite metal into tiny forms.

Their clothing was relatively plain however egyptian jewelry was incredibly ornate. Every ancient egyptian owned jewelry regardless of gender or class.